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Ephebophilia

November 24, 2023

Ephebophilia is the primary sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19.[1][2] The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid-20th century.[1] It is one of a number of sexual preferences across age groups subsumed under the technical term chronophilia. Ephebophilia strictly denotes the preference for mid-to-late adolescent sexual partners, not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction.[1] It is not a psychiatric diagnosis.[3]

Erastes (lover) and Eromenos (beloved) kissing. Tondo of an Attic red-figured cup, c. 480 BC

In research environments, specific terms are used for chronophilias: for instance, ephebophilia to refer to the sexual preference for mid-to-late adolescents, hebephilia to refer to the sexual preference for earlier pubescent individuals, and pedophilia to refer to the primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children.[1][3]

Etymology and definitions

The term ephebophilia comes from the Ancient Greek: ἔφηβος (ephebos) variously defined as "one arrived at puberty", "a youth of eighteen who underwent his dokimasia and was registered as a citizen (Athens)", and "arriving at man's estate"; and φιλία (-philia) "love".[4] It has been used in publications by Dutch psychologist Frits Bernard in 1950,[5] and reprinted in 1960 in the gay support magazine Vriendschap under the pseudonym Victor Servatius,[6] crediting the origin of the term to Magnus Hirschfeld with no exact date given.[7] The word was in fact first published in French (éphébophilie), in Georges Saint-Paul's 1896 book, Tares et Poisons: Perversion et Perversité Sexuelles.[8]

The term was described by Frenchman Félix Buffière in 1980,[9] and Pakistani scholar Tariq Rahman,[10] who argued that ephebophilia should be especially used with regard to homosexuality when describing the aesthetic and erotic interest of adult men in adolescent boys in classical Persian, Turkish, or Urdu literature. The term was additionally revived by Ray Blanchard to denote men who sexually prefer 15- to 19-year-olds.[1] The typical ephebophilic age range has also been given as ages 15–16.[11] Women's sexual interest in adolescents has been studied significantly less than men's sexual interest in adolescents.[11]

Although ephebophilia is not a psychiatric diagnosis,[3] the term pedophilia is commonly used by the general public and the media, at least in the English-speaking world, to refer to any sexual interest by significantly older adults in minors below the local age of consent, regardless of their level of physical or mental development.[12][13][unreliable source?]

Characteristics

Mid-to-late adolescents typically have physical characteristics near or identical to that of legal adults.[11] Because of this, scholars Skye Stephens and Michael C. Seto argue that ephebophilia contrasts what a paraphilia entails since "older adolescents are reproductively viable and the fact that typically men are sexually attracted to older adolescents, as reflected in self-report, psychophysiological, and pornography use studies."[11] Psychiatrist and sexologist Fred Berlin states that most men can find persons in this age group sexually attractive, but that "of course, that doesn't mean they're going to act on it. Some men who become involved with teenagers may not have a particular disorder. Opportunity and other factors may have contributed to their behaving in the way they do".[13] According to psychologist and sexologist James Cantor, it is "very common for regular men to be attracted to 18-year-olds or 20-year-olds. It's not unusual for a typical 16-year-old to be attractive to many men and the younger we go the fewer and fewer men are attracted to that age group."[14]

Ephebophilia is used only to describe the preference for mid-to-late adolescent sexual partners, not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction.[1] Generally, the preference is not regarded by psychologists as a pathology, as long as it does not interfere with other major areas of one's life. It is not included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) or the ICD-10.[3]

Blanchard et al. stated that hebephilia, erotic interest which centers on young pubescents, has not come into widespread use, even among professionals who work with sex offenders, and may have been confused with the term ephebophilia, which denotes a preference for older adolescents.[1] They reasoned that "few would want to label erotic interest in late—or even mid—adolescents as a psychopathology, so the term hebephilia may have been ignored along with ephebophilia".[1] Although Stephens and Seto argue that, in contrast to ephebophilia, "conceptually, hebephilia is a paraphilia, reflecting an atypical (statistically rare) sexual age interest in pubescent children", they also state hebephilia has not been widely accepted as a paraphilia or mental disorder and that there is significant academic debate as to whether it should be classified as either.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Blanchard, Ray; Lykins, Amy D.; Wherrett, Diane; Kuban, Michael E.; Cantor, James M.; Blak, Thomas; Dickey, Robert; Klassen, Philip E. (2009). "Pedophilia, Hebephilia, and the DSM-V". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 38 (3): 335–50. doi:10.1007/s10508-008-9399-9. PMID 18686026. S2CID 14957904.
  2. ^ https://www.britannica.com/topic/ephebophilia
  3. ^ a b c d Miller S (2018). The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 1713. ISBN 978-1496371003.
  4. ^ Rahman, T. (1988). "Ephebophilia: the case for the use of a new word". Forum for Modern Language Studies. 24 (2): 126–141. doi:10.1093/fmls/XXIV.2.126.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  6. ^ Bernard, F. (1998). Selected publications of Dr Frits Bernard – An international bibliography. Rotterdam: Enclave.[page needed]
  7. ^ Servatius, V. (1960, March 15). Ephebophilie en wetenschap [Ephebophilia and science]. Vriendschap 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, 35-35.
  8. ^ Janssen, Diederik F. (2015). "'Chronophilia': Entries of Erotic Age Preference into Descriptive Psychopathology". Medical History. 59 (4): 575–98. doi:10.1017/mdh.2015.47. PMC 4595948. PMID 26352305.
  9. ^ Buffière, F. (1980). Éros adolescent : la pédérastie dans la Grèce antique, Paris, p. 11.
  10. ^ Rahman, T. (1990). "Boy-Love in the Urdu Ghazal". Annual of Urdu Studies. 7: 1–20.
  11. ^ a b c d e Phenix A, Hoberman H (2015). Sexual Offending: Predisposing Antecedents, Assessments and Management. Springer. p. 30. ISBN 978-1493924165.
  12. ^ Gavin H (2013). Criminological and Forensic Psychology. SAGE Publications. p. 155. ISBN 978-1118510377. from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. ^ a b S. Berlin, Frederick. Office of Media Relations. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  14. ^ Stephenson, Wesley (30 July 2014). "How many men are paedophiles?". BBC Magazine. London, England: BBC. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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Ephebophilia is the primary sexual interest in mid to late adolescents generally ages 15 to 19 1 2 The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid 20th century 1 It is one of a number of sexual preferences across age groups subsumed under the technical term chronophilia Ephebophilia strictly denotes the preference for mid to late adolescent sexual partners not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction 1 It is not a psychiatric diagnosis 3 Erastes lover and Eromenos beloved kissing Tondo of an Attic red figured cup c 480 BCIn research environments specific terms are used for chronophilias for instance ephebophilia to refer to the sexual preference for mid to late adolescents hebephilia to refer to the sexual preference for earlier pubescent individuals and pedophilia to refer to the primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children 1 3 Contents 1 Etymology and definitions 2 Characteristics 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEtymology and definitionsThe term ephebophilia comes from the Ancient Greek ἔfhbos ephebos variously defined as one arrived at puberty a youth of eighteen who underwent his dokimasia and was registered as a citizen Athens and arriving at man s estate and filia philia love 4 It has been used in publications by Dutch psychologist Frits Bernard in 1950 5 and reprinted in 1960 in the gay support magazine Vriendschap under the pseudonym Victor Servatius 6 crediting the origin of the term to Magnus Hirschfeld with no exact date given 7 The word was in fact first published in French ephebophilie in Georges Saint Paul s 1896 book Tares et Poisons Perversion et Perversite Sexuelles 8 The term was described by Frenchman Felix Buffiere in 1980 9 and Pakistani scholar Tariq Rahman 10 who argued that ephebophilia should be especially used with regard to homosexuality when describing the aesthetic and erotic interest of adult men in adolescent boys in classical Persian Turkish or Urdu literature The term was additionally revived by Ray Blanchard to denote men who sexually prefer 15 to 19 year olds 1 The typical ephebophilic age range has also been given as ages 15 16 11 Women s sexual interest in adolescents has been studied significantly less than men s sexual interest in adolescents 11 Although ephebophilia is not a psychiatric diagnosis 3 the term pedophilia is commonly used by the general public and the media at least in the English speaking world to refer to any sexual interest by significantly older adults in minors below the local age of consent regardless of their level of physical or mental development 12 13 unreliable source CharacteristicsMid to late adolescents typically have physical characteristics near or identical to that of legal adults 11 Because of this scholars Skye Stephens and Michael C Seto argue that ephebophilia contrasts what a paraphilia entails since older adolescents are reproductively viable and the fact that typically men are sexually attracted to older adolescents as reflected in self report psychophysiological and pornography use studies 11 Psychiatrist and sexologist Fred Berlin states that most men can find persons in this age group sexually attractive but that of course that doesn t mean they re going to act on it Some men who become involved with teenagers may not have a particular disorder Opportunity and other factors may have contributed to their behaving in the way they do 13 According to psychologist and sexologist James Cantor it is very common for regular men to be attracted to 18 year olds or 20 year olds It s not unusual for a typical 16 year old to be attractive to many men and the younger we go the fewer and fewer men are attracted to that age group 14 Ephebophilia is used only to describe the preference for mid to late adolescent sexual partners not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction 1 Generally the preference is not regarded by psychologists as a pathology as long as it does not interfere with other major areas of one s life It is not included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition DSM 5 or the ICD 10 3 Blanchard et al stated that hebephilia erotic interest which centers on young pubescents has not come into widespread use even among professionals who work with sex offenders and may have been confused with the term ephebophilia which denotes a preference for older adolescents 1 They reasoned that few would want to label erotic interest in late or even mid adolescents as a psychopathology so the term hebephilia may have been ignored along with ephebophilia 1 Although Stephens and Seto argue that in contrast to ephebophilia conceptually hebephilia is a paraphilia reflecting an atypical statistically rare sexual age interest in pubescent children they also state hebephilia has not been widely accepted as a paraphilia or mental disorder and that there is significant academic debate as to whether it should be classified as either 11 See also nbsp Human sexuality portalAge disparity in sexual relationships Ageplay Cougar slang Enjo kōsai Hebephilia Jailbait Sugar dating Twink gay slang References a b c d e f g h Blanchard Ray Lykins Amy D Wherrett Diane Kuban Michael E Cantor James M Blak Thomas Dickey Robert Klassen Philip E 2009 Pedophilia Hebephilia and the DSM V Archives of Sexual Behavior 38 3 335 50 doi 10 1007 s10508 008 9399 9 PMID 18686026 S2CID 14957904 https www britannica com topic ephebophilia a b c d Miller S 2018 The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine Lippincott Williams amp Wilkins p 1713 ISBN 978 1496371003 Rahman T 1988 Ephebophilia the case for the use of a new word Forum for Modern Language Studies 24 2 126 141 doi 10 1093 fmls XXIV 2 126 Sexology Archived from the original on 2008 12 19 Retrieved 2009 07 06 Bernard F 1998 Selected publications of Dr Frits Bernard An international bibliography Rotterdam Enclave page needed Servatius V 1960 March 15 Ephebophilie en wetenschap Ephebophilia and science Vriendschap Archived 2007 09 28 at the Wayback Machine 35 35 Janssen Diederik F 2015 Chronophilia Entries of Erotic Age Preference into Descriptive Psychopathology Medical History 59 4 575 98 doi 10 1017 mdh 2015 47 PMC 4595948 PMID 26352305 Buffiere F 1980 Eros adolescent la pederastie dans la Grece antique Paris p 11 Rahman T 1990 Boy Love in the Urdu Ghazal Annual of Urdu Studies 7 1 20 a b c d e Phenix A Hoberman H 2015 Sexual Offending Predisposing Antecedents Assessments and Management Springer p 30 ISBN 978 1493924165 Gavin H 2013 Criminological and Forensic Psychology SAGE Publications p 155 ISBN 978 1118510377 Archived from the original on March 30 2019 Retrieved July 7 2018 a b S Berlin Frederick Interview with Frederick S Berlin M D Ph D Office of Media Relations Archived from the original on 2011 06 23 Retrieved 2008 06 27 Stephenson Wesley 30 July 2014 How many men are paedophiles BBC Magazine London England BBC Retrieved 2 December 2018 External links nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to 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